Sportsman&#39;s license holder and protector



H. R. AVERY ET AL, 4SPOR'ISIJIMIS LICENSE HOLDER AND PROTECTOR March 1s,1924. 1,486,850

Filed June 26. 1923 Cir atented Mar. 18, 1924..

i Vil T et il .HARRY R. AVERY AND GIDEON RIETVELD, 0F KNOXVILLE, IWA.

sronrsnrnirs mennen nomina Ann PROTECTOR.

Application filed .Tune 26, 1923. Serial No. 647,804. l

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it vknown that we, HARRY R. AVERY and GIDEON Rin'rvnLD, citizens ofthe United States, and residents ofKnoXville, in the county of Marionand State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful SportsmansLicense Holder and Protector, of which the following is a specilication.

The object of our invention is to provide a device of simple, durableand inexpensive construction and of ornamental appearance designed to beapplied to a hunters gun stock or iishermans rod handle for the purposeof receiving, holding and visibly displaying a sportsmans license, insuch manner that the device may be readily, quickly and easily attachedtol or removed from a gun stockor rod handle and when applied willpermanently and securely hold the license card or sheet in positionwhere it will be thoroughly protected from rain and not interfere withthe use of the gun or rod, and at the same time be readily, quickly andeasily accessible se that the license card or sheet may be removed forinspection at any time without removing the entire device from the gunstock or reel; and

Further to provide a device of this char` acter which will not mar theiinish of the gun stock or rod handle to which it is applied.

Our invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combinationof the various parts of the' device, whereby the objects contemplatedare attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in ourclaims, and illustrated in the laccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows a side elevation of a portion of a gun sto'ckV having ourdevice applied thereto. A

Figure 2V shows a top or planV View of same.

Figure 3 shows an enlarged detail sectional view on the line `of Figure2, illustrating the cover portion of the device in its open position forthe removal or replacement of a license card or sheet.

Figure 4 shows an enlarged detail sectional view on the line 4 4 ofFigure 2.

Figure 5 shows an enlarged detail sectional view on the line 5--5 ofFigure 1.

Figure 6 shows a transverse sectional view through the central portionof the device applied to a gun stock illustrating a modified form ofattachment the device; and i Figure 7 shows an enlarged detailperspective view showing a modied form of connecting the straps with thecard holding devic 1 Referring to the accompanying drawings, we haveused the reference numeral 10 to indicate that portion of the gun stockshown. Our improved device is formed principally of an inner and anouter flexible sheet metal plate. The `inner plate is substantiallyrectangular in` outline and comprises a body portion l1 with its Vedgesof the straps to folded upwardly at 12 to rest against' the sides of thegun stock.

Atthe ends of this inner plate, we preferably form a raised rounded rib13. AThis rib is designed to receive a flexible yielding protectingstrip 14, whieh'may be made of felt or rubber and is preferablyglued inposition so that when the device is applied to a gun stock or rod handlethis strip will prevent the Ysheet metal edges of the plate 11 fromrubbing or marring the linish of the gun stock. i u

At `the lower-side edges of lthe plate 11, weA preferably form two straploops V15 at each side and these are formed by pressing thematerial ofwhich the plate is formed outwardly. y p' The outer plate is also madeof flexible metal and is indicated by the numeral 16.

lts side edges are ,folded upwardy at 17 and its ends are designed-toengage the ribs 13,

as clearly shown Vin Figure 4. At the central portion of the plate 16 isVan opening which is covered on the insidewith a sheet of Celluloid 18or other flexible transparent material. The side edges of the plate 16are formed with strap loops 19 projected outwardly and designed when inVuse to receive the loops 15,

For attaching the device to a gun stock or rodwe provide straps 20'and21, which straps are extended Vthrough the loops 15 and 19 at each sideof the device, and they pass around the gun stock and are provided withbuckles 22 of the ordinary kind. We also preferably provide a strap 23having loops at its ends for receiving the adjacent strap 21. This strap23 is designed to pass around the adjacent end of a gun stock and toprevent the device from movingtowardV the smaller end ofthe gun stock.The

straps 21 and 20 may, if desired, be extended around the lower edge ofthe gun stock, then through the loops 15 and 19, and then around thelower edge of the gun stock, as clearly illustrated in Figures 6 and 7.Or the straps may be extended once completely around the gun stock andthe device, as shown in Figure l. When the device is applied to afishing rod handle, the strap 23 may be dispensed with.

1n practical use, we first extend the straps 20 and 21 through the loops15 and 19 and then extend the straps around the gun stoclr,

and through the loops of the strap 23, and.

then draw the straps tight. This will have the effect of permanentlysecuring the device to the gun stock and prevent its movement toward thenarrow end of the gun stock, and at the same time it will cause theflexible metal plates 11 and 16 to conform accurately to the shape ofthe gun stock regardless of slight variations in the shapes of variousmakes and sizes of gun stocks. Furthermore, the protecting strips 14will prevent the finish of the gun stock from becoming marred by thedevice.

1n various portions of the country these sportsmens licenses assumevarious sizes and shapes. Some of them are printed upon cards andVothers upon sheets of paper. When the license is printed upon a card,then the operator in applying the license to the holder simply loosenstheV straps at one side of the gun stock and then the straps passingthrough the loops at the opposite side of the gun stock will form ahinge andV the free edge of the upper plate may then be swung on thishinge in the manner shown in Figure 3, so that a card may be readily andeasily inserted between the two plates, and then the straps are againfastened up and tightened. When the license is printed upon sheets ofpaper, then we preferably Y fold the sheet so that the owners name andthe year for which the license is issued maybe viewed throughV theCelluloid sheet at the top, then this folded sheet is inserted in theholder in the same manner.

Ordinarily it is not necessary for the sportsman to show any portion ofthe li cense to an ocial except his naine and the Iyear for which thelicense is issued, and

massue card or sheet, and in view of the fact that the upper plate restsagainst the inclined portion of the rib 13, the upper plate forms asubstantially water and dust tight shield relative to the lower plate,thus fully protecting the license card and number.

TW e claim as our invention:

1. ln a device of the class described, the combinationof a lowerflexible metal plate, an upper flexible metal plate having an openingtherein and a sheet of flexible transparent material covering saidopening, both of said plates on each side being provided with outwardlyextended loops and flexible straps passing through said loops anddesigned to be passed around a gun Astoclr for securing both plates tothe gun stock and, for forming a hinged-'connection between the upperand lower plates at one side.

'2. ln a device of the class described, the combination of a lowerflexible metal plate, an upper flexible metal plate having an openingtherein and a sheet of flexible transparent material covering saidopening, both of said plates on each side being provided with outwardlyextended loops and iiexible straps passing through said loops `anddesigned to be passed around a gun stock for securing both plates to thegun stock and for forming a hinged connection between the upperand lowerplates at one side, the lower plate beingV formed with an upwardlyextending rib at its ends and the upper plate being designed to engagethe adjacentV edges of said ribs to form a. water-tight joint when heldtightly toward the lower plate by the straps.

3. ln a device of the class described, the

combination of a lower Hexible metal plate, an upper flexible metalplate having an opening therein and a sheet of exible trans-V parentmaterial covering said opening, both of said plates on each side. beingpro-vided with outwardly extendedloops and flexible straps passingthrough said loops and designed to be'passed laroiuida gun vstoclftrforsecuring both plates to the gun stock and for forming a hingedconnection Vbetween the upper and lower plates at one side, and a strapformed with loops at its ends, said loops being designed to receive oneof theV strapsf'or connecting the plates and being designedV to passaround the adjacent end of the gun stock. c

d. ln a device of the class described, the combination of a lowerflexible metal plate, an upper flexible metal plate having an openingtherein and asheet of flexible transparent material covering saidopening, both of said plates on each side being provided with outwardlyextended loops and flexible straps passing through said loops anddesigned to be passed around a gun stock for securing both plates to thegunjstoclr and for forming a hinged connection between the upper andlower plates at one side, the lower plate being formed with an upwardlyextending rib at its ends and the upper plate being designed to engagethe adjacent edges of said ribs to form a water-tight oint when heldtightly toward the lower plate by the straps, and a cushioning devicemounted in the under surfaces of said ribs and designed to rest againstthe gun stock.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a lowerflexible metal plate, an upper flexible metal plate having an openingtherein and a sheet of flexible transparent material covering saidopening, both of said plates on each side being provided with o-utwardlyextended loops and flexible straps passing through said loops anddesigned to be passed around a gun stock `for securing both plates tothe gun stock and for forming a hinged connection between the upper andlower plates at one side, the lower plates being formed with an upwardlyextending rib at its ends and the upper plate being designed to engagethe adjacent edges of said ribs to form a watertight joint when heldtightly toward the lower plate by the straps, said upper plate beingformed at its side edges with an inwardly extended ila-nge designed torest against and be firmly held in Contact with the lower plate when thestraps are tight to form a tight joint between the two plates.

Des Moines, Iowa, May 23, 1923.

HARRY R. AVERY. GIDEON RIETVELD.

